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Procter & Gamble Co.

6/19/2013, 10:31 AM ET

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Tuesday, June 18, 1:55 PM Not all consumer staples funds (XLP, FXG, VDC, KXI, PMR) are created equal, according to S&P Capital IQ. Fund managers' weighting toward certain sub-sectors or their willing to invest globally or lean on fundamentals can create varying rates of return in the staples group. If there is some common ground, it's with the propensity of staples favorites Procter & Gamble (PG +0.1%), Coca-Cola (KO +0.5%), Philip Morris (PM +0.2%), and Wal-Mart (WMT +1%) to show up as top ten holdings. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, June 12, 9:12 AM Heard during Procter & Gamble's (PG) presentation at the Deutsche Bank Global Consumer & Food Retail Conference: 1) CFO Jon Mueller highlighted the opportunities the company has to leverage its innovation pipeline. 2) As a percentage of sales, P&G trails Unilever and Colgate Palmolive in how much it's squeezing out of emerging markets. 3) The company might change how it issues its financial guidance, according to Mueller. The next round of guidance will come on the firm's earnings call on August 1. (webcast) Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, June 10, 7:54 AM More on Coppersmith-Alere (ALR) letter: Coppersmith wants Alere to use the proceeds from any sales to slash its debt, which is almost $3.8B vs a market cap of $2.15B. The ops that Coppersmith wants Alere to sell are its health care management unit, its consumer products joint venture with P&G (PG), and possibly its toxicology unit. Coppersmith has been agitating for change since last month and has nominated three directors to Alere's board. Comment! [Healthcare, M&A]
Thursday, June 6, 11:12 AM Shares of Procter & Gamble (PG +0.2%) snooze the news that the company will organize itself into four different units. The market knew the move was coming and analysts find it mainly interesting in that it sets up a line of potential CEO successors. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, June 5, 5:08 PM Procter & Gamble (PG) makes its rumored restructuring official. As expected, the conglomerate will now sport 4 business units - Global Baby, Feminine, and Family Care; Global Beauty; Global Health & Grooming; and Global Fabric & Home Care. The heads of each unit will report to chairman/CEO A.G. Lafley, as will vice chairmen Dimitri Panayotopoulos and Werner Geissler, and North American chief Melanie Healey. 12 Comments [Consumer]
Friday, May 31, 3:49 AM Procter & Gamble (PG) is reportedly combining its CEO succession plans with a reorganization of its brands into four sectors, although the final structure is not year clear. P&G intends to promote executives to head the sectors as Presidents, with the company hoping that they'll make good candidates to replace recently returned CEO A.G. Lafley when he re-retires. Lafley is expected to stay for at least 2-3 years. Comment! [Consumer, Top Stories]
Wednesday, May 29, 7:53 AM The board of directors at Procter & Gamble (PG) is under scrutiny despite its standing as an all-star cast which includes three CEOs from Dow 30 companies. Corporate governance experts warn too many powerful directors can be a distraction as their own CEO duties take up the bulk of their time. Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, May 28, 1:08 PM Procter & Gamble (PG -0.9%) trades lower to lag its Dow peers as the buzz over a new CEO starts to fade. As one of the favorite names of dividend seekers, shares of P&G could also be under a bit of pressure by the rise in Treasury yields. Comment! [Consumer]
Sunday, May 26, 2:36 AM Although he's just been reappointed as CEO of P&G (PG), one of A.G. Lafley's top priorities will reportedly be to find his successor. The problem Lafley faces is that several senior executives left during the tenure of Bob McDonald, including promising leaders such as Charles Bergh, now CEO of Levi Strauss, and new Baccarat boss Daniela Riccardi. 3 Comments [Consumer]
Friday, May 24, 8:46 AM Douglas Kass cuts against the grain on the wave of analyst love following Procter & Gamble's (PG) move to bring back A.G. Lafley as its CEO, saying he will short P&G between $81.50 and $82 based on an over-reation to the news and the lower guidance he thinks is coming from the company. PG +2.6% to $81.33, nearing Kass' entry point. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Friday, May 24, 8:35 AM Procter & Gamble's (PG) new (or "old," depending on how you look at it) CEO A.G. Lafley will get a base salary of $2M annually. Comment!
Friday, May 24, 7:30 AM UBS upgrades Procter & Gamble (PG) to a Buy rating following the company's appointment of a new CEO. It could be a cavalcade of analyst upgrades and commentary as the consumer products giant gets teed up again as a growth story due to the management change. (Previous: Citi wants P&G to put the band back together) PG +2.3% premarket. Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, May 24, 6:47 AM Citigroup thinks new Procter & Gamble (PG) CEO A.G. Lafley will lower the company's FY14 growth estimates as takes the helm. The investment firm would like to see Lafley put the old band back together by hiring some P&G alums from under his previous tenure. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, May 23, 6:41 PM Procter & Gamble (PG) says it is bringing A.G. Lafley out of retirement to become Chairman and CEO effective immediately, succeeding Bob McDonald, who is retiring at the end of June after 33 years with the company. Shares +0.5% AH. 8 Comments [Consumer, Breaking News]
Tuesday, May 14, 9:24 AM Heard during Procter & Gamble's (PG) presentation at the Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium: 1) Current guidance is for ~3% organic sales growth with the company lifting its initial estimates for FY13 manufacturing productivity. 2) Execs note P&G might have more upside than Unilever and Colgate with a lower percentage of the company's total sales derived from developing markets. 3) On cost savings, 6.45K jobs were cut this year with another 750 slated before the end of Q2. 4) Brands Olay and Pantene are both losing market share but strategies will be adjusted. (webcast) Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, May 8, 1:52 PM Procter & Gamble (PG) is getting a rousing endorsement from Bill Ackman at the Ira Sohn conference. The early gushing is that the company is first-rate and remains well-positioned in emerging markets. If there is a pick, P&G needs to improve margins and maximize its cost structure, according to Ackman. 1 Comment [Consumer]

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